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Aberdeen - Seaport on the northeast coast of Scotland and was the largest fishing port in the country. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Birmingham - Became one of the most important trade centers in Britain with main industries which included the making of guns, jewelry, pins, buttons, screws, buckles and toys. Includes brief history.
Bradford - Became an important center for the woolen and textile trades in the Middle Ages. Includes brief history and excerpts from the works of various writers.
Brighton - Was an important fishing village in the 16th century and later a popular seaside resort in Britain. Includes brief history, painting and excerpts from the works of various writers.
Bristol - Was a major wool-exporting port. Includes brief history of industries and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Cambridge - Situated on the River Cam. Became a renowned educational center with 33 university colleges. Includes short history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Cardiff - Site of a Roman fort, built about 75 A.D. Became an important seaport with the building of the Glamorgan Canal. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Chichester - Originally built by the Romans in the 1st century A.D. Its Harbor was used to export wool and wheat and later cloth was an important commodity. Includes excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Crewe - Originally, a small hamlet with only a wayside station beside a turnpike road. Became the junction of three lines. Includes brief summary of its railways.
Derby - Located on the River Derwent. Includes brief details of industries, history and excerpts from works by Daniel Defoe and Angus Reach.
Dundee - Seaport in Scotland on the Firth of Tay. Includes notes about major industries and population figures.
Edinburgh - Capital city of Scotland. Includes history and excerpts from the works of several writers.
Exeter - Situated on the River Exe and established as a town by the Roman Army about 80 A.D. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Glasgow - City in Scotland, known for its university and shipyards. Includes brief history and excerpts from the works of several authors.
Gloucester - Fortified port on the River Severn in Roman times. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Halifax - Was an important center for wool trade. Includes brief history and excerpts from works of Daniel Defoe and Angus Reach.
Hull - Situated where the River Hull flows into the Humber estuary. Noted for its wool exporting and deep-sea fishing base. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Leeds - Wool center of England in the 16th century. Includes brief history, painting by Atkinson Grimshaw and excerpts from the works of various writers.
Leicester - Capital of Coritani in Roman Britain and became an important center of hosiery manufacture during the 18th century. Includes brief history and excerpts from the works of Daniel Defoe and Angus Reach.
Liverpool - Port on the north bank of the estuary of the Mersey. Includes brief history, painting by Atkinson Grimshaw and excerpts from the works of various authors.
London - Settled by the Romans in the first century A.D. and known as Londinium. Was administrative, commercial and financial capital of the country by the 18th century and center of manufacturing. Includes brief history, painting by Jan Griffier and excerpts from the writings of various authors.
Manchester - Situated on the east bank of the River Irwell and was noted for its cotton industry. Includes brief history and excerpts from the works of various writers.
Merthyr Tydfil - Noted for its ironworks. Includes brief history and a painting.
Middlesbrough - Situated on the south bank of the Tees estuary. Noted for its ironworks and railway line. Includes brief history.
Newcastle - Situated on the north bank of a shallow gorge on the River Tyne. Was a commercial and industrial center. Includes short history, painting by James Wilson Carmichael and excerpts from works of various writers.
Northampton - Situated on the River Nene. Noted for boot, shoe and leather manufacturing in the 18th century. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Norwich - Situated on the River Wensum and established as a major center of the wool trade during the Middle Ages. Includes brief history of the town's railways.
Nottingham - Situated on the River Trent and noted for its lace and hosiery industry. Includes brief history and excerpts from the writings of Daniel Defoe and Angus Reach.
Oldham - Center of woolen trade by the middle of the 18th century, later a site of cotton mills, with over 213 by 1838. Railways also helped its growth. Includes photo and excerpts from The Morning Chronicle.
Oxford - Medieval town, formed at the junction of the Thames and the Cherwell rivers. Noted for its university. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Plymouth - In the Middle Ages a small town at the mouth of the River Ply. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Portsmouth - Was the main harbor used by the British Navy. Includes short history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Preston - Port at the head of the estuary of the River Ribble. Noted for its wool weaving industry and cotton mill. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Sheffield - Situated on the River Don and noted for its production of knives, scissors, scythes and shears. Includes painting by William Ibbit and excerpts from the works of several writers.
Southampton - Seaport standing on the peninsula between the mouths of the rivers Test and Itchen. Includes short history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.
Stoke - Became the center of the pottery industry. Includes brief history and excerpt from The Morning Chronicle.
Sunderland - Situated at the head of the River Wear. Was a flourishing port and Britain's greatest ship-building center. Includes brief history and excerpt from The Morning Chronicle.
Swansea - Situated on the south coast of Wales and site of a castle built by the Normans in the 12th century. Includes brief history.
Swindon - Small town until the coming of railways, located eighty miles from London. Includes brief history
York - Situated on the River Ouse and was an important market and commercial center. Includes brief history and excerpt from a work by Daniel Defoe.

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